# Castle Rock, a cliff of Christchurch A named cliff in Christchurch, at Heathcote Valley. Suburb: [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) From the air, an aerial view of Castle Rock: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=rock-castle-rock (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Tihi o Kahukura - [Inside a kept landscape, ONL38.2 - Outstanding Natural Landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The rockfall survey counts 92 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 8 came down · 20 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 557 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.588155&lon=172.698333&radius=250 ## Around it - [Castle Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/951-castle-rock-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Tors Scenic Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1227-tors-scenic-reserve), regional park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-154-heathcote-valley), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · 1.0 km - [Te Tihi-o-Kahukura/Castle Rock](https://www.chch.live/rock/te-tihi-o-kahukura-castle-rock), rock · under 150 m - [Te Moenga-o-Wheke/The Tors](https://www.chch.live/rock/te-moenga-o-wheke-the-tors), rock · ~500 m - [Te Ahi-a-Tamatea](https://www.chch.live/rock/te-ahi-a-tamatea), rock · 1.9 km - [Cattle Stop crag](https://www.chch.live/rock/cattle-stop-crag), rock · 2.0 km ## The reports nearby 6 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8415026), 859–973 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/7102811), [1013 Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1013-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7019385), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5872245), [1012 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1012-summit-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5690113), [1012 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1012-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5484009), [1011 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1011-summit-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Castle Rock?** A named cliff in Christchurch, at [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley), as the open map records it. **Where exactly is Castle Rock?** The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the cliff, the formation’s own ground, or its centreline’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record. --- The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named cliff, rock, reef or quarry inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names and the crag names are recorded as the map carries them. The page: https://www.chch.live/rock/castle-rock The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/rock.geojson The high places: https://www.chch.live/summit The old sites: https://www.chch.live/site